As the digital wave is penetrating tier II, III, and even rural areas, the apprehension has become more significant. Comprising a substantial portion of the population, the uninitiated users are most susceptible to digital crime and can fall victim to even the most basic digital threats due to low digital awareness.

After PSU banks, the government is likely to infuse capital in two chronically ill telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL, and the Union Cabinet is likely to take a decision on 4G spectrum allocation to them by the third week of the current month after DoT places the note before it for consideration.

At a high-level meeting at the PMO late Tuesday, it was also decided that the two telcos will frame a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) to reduce their employee strength, which will be followed by a reduction in the retirement age to 58.